An American renowned actor and producer, Tony Cacciotti, began his journey in Hollywood in the early 1970s. He earned recognition for his talent and acting; as a result, in a significantly lesser duration, he was widely established as a successful actor, producer, and writer.

Besides his sole acting and writing career, he is also known for late Valerie Harper’s husband. She was one of the most prominent actresses of her era. Also, everyone knows about Valerie and the name of her husband, but significantly fewer people know about Valerie’s husband, Tony Cacciotti, in detail. So, today we will be learning about his biography, including his current personal life and professional life.

Early Age

On the 12th of August 1939, Tony Cacciotti was born in New York, United States of America. And holds an American Nationality. He was given the name of Anthony Cacciotti by his parents, whose identity is a mystery for now. Tony always maintains a distance from the media as he does not like to discuss his private matters with them.

Additionally, he has also not revealed his education. But apparently, he must have completed his primary schooling from his hometown and higher education from New York. Thus, Tony has lived a basic childhood life and further moved to pursue his career in the movie industry.

Career

Tony Cacciotti began his career in the 1970s; he showed his appearance in the movies like My Mom and the Girl (2016), American Gigolo (1980), and Thank God It’s Friday (1978). All of his movies were marked a record in the box office during his time.

However, before entering the industry, he has worked as a pizza delivery boy to Chuck Barris. Luckily, Barris saw Tony’s hidden talent and asked him to join his cast. Barris is a famous producer who owns some of the biggest hit movies like X-Men, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and many more.

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Tony then appeared in the TV shows like Search as a Male Nurse, The New Treasure Hunt, and Police Story. After that, Tony started appearing in the movies industry. His first debuted movie was The Longest Yark in 1974. Then similarly, he continued playing roles in The Great Smokey Roadblock, Thank God It’s Friday, Son of Hitler, and Hero at Large.

Personal Life

Tony Cacciotti was a married man till his wife Valerie’s death. Valerie Harper was a very famous actress who died of cancer on the 30th of August, 2019. Tony and Valerie were the partners of all good and bad times since the day they married.

Tony married Valerie on the 8th of April 1987 and lived more than three decades of relationships together as a husband and wife. Cacciotti also produced and cast her wife in the TV series “Valerie” in 1982.

Wife’s Cancer Battle & Death

Valerie Harpers encountered her lung cancer in 2009, but she beat it with proper and lengthy treatment. Unfortunately, after recovering from lung cancer, she was again diagnosed with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in 2013 and given only three months to live by the doctors.

The leptomeningeal was also a kind of cancer that became incurable in the last stage; so happened with her. However, Cacciotti’s wife again went through some advanced types of Chemotherapy for six years. But unfortunately, she did not win against cancer and died on the 30th of August, 2019.

Father of Only Child

During the whole 33-years of successful marriage life, Valerie Harper’s husband, Tony, always stayed by her side and took care of her by himself. Though the soulmates did not share any child biologically, they adopted a girl name, Cristina Harper. As per some reports, the girl was born in the early 1983s.

After Valerie’s death, Tony is the only one to look after and taking care of his only daughter with all love and care. Additionally, Cristina has also grown up as a gorgeous woman and currently enjoying her well-established career as an artist.

Net Worth

Tony Cacciotti has made a significant amount of money working as an actor, producer, and writer. According to Net worth post, he stands at an estimated Net Worth of around $1.3 Million as of 2021. He is spending a lavish and comfortable life in the USA.

Physical Appearance

Tony Cacciotti is a very cool and decent-looking older man even at his 81-years old age. He stands at 5 feet 10 inches of height and weighs around 70 Kilograms. Other than this, he has dark brown colored eyes and white hair. And his body measurements are 40-32-35 inches.

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